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- Access through the TYMNET
- network into the CompuServe
- Service incurs a communications
- surcharge. The rates can be
- found on Page CIS-4. TYMNET is
- a communication network provided
- by TYMNET Inc. and is available
- by a local phone call from many
- locations within the United
- States, Puerto Rico and Canada
- (through DataPac).
-
-
- 1. DIAL THE TYMNET NETWORK PHONE
- NUMBER
-
- (Surcharges will apply.) Listen for
- the continuous, high-pitched tone.
- Redial if you do not hear this tone.
-
- 2. CONNECT COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
- WITH TELEPHONE AND TERMINAL/
- MICROCOMPUTER
-
- If using an acoustic coupler, properly
- position the telephone handset in the
- coupler. If using a modem, connect
- according to your modem's instructions.
- If using a microcomputer, connect your
- communications equipment and execute the
- terminal emulator program.
-
- 3. ENTER TERMINAL IDENTIFIER
-
- TYMNET will cause the prompt PLEASE
- TYPE YOUR TERMINAL IDENTIFIER to display
- on your screen. If you are logging on
- at any other speed than 300 baud, this
- message will be garbled. Type in the
- letter A. DO NOT follow your entry by
- pressing the <ENTER> key. For example:
-
- PLEASE TYPE YOUR TERMINAL ID: A
-
- 4. ENTER USER NAME
-
- TYMNET will next prompt you with
- PLEASE LOG IN. Enter one of the
- following user names:
-
- CIS02,CIS03,CIS04,CPS01
-
- followed by pressing the <ENTER> key.
- If you make a mistake entering the user
- name, press the ESCAPE key and reenter
- the
-
- user name. An example of typing in the
- daytime host name is as follows:
-
- PLEASE LOG IN: CPS01 <ENTER>
-
- Note: If you are using a half duplex
- terminal, enter a ^H (by pressing down
- and holding the CONTROL key while
- simultaneously pressing the H key), and
- then type in the user name.
-
- 5. ENTER USER ID NUMBER
-
- When you receive the USER ID prompt,
- respond by typing in your User ID number
- and pressing the <ENTER> key. For
- example:
-
- User ID: 76003,5 <ENTER>
-
- 6. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD
-
- You will be prompted for your
-
- password. Type it in exactly or you
- will receive an error message and be
- asked to reenter. Press the <ENTER> key
- after typing in your password. For
- example:
-
- Password: BOAT*TOUCH <ENTER>
- Notice as you type in your password that
- it will not print out on your screen.
- This is a
-
- security feature for your protection.
-
-
- Telenet Network
-
- When Telenet is used to access
- the CompuServe Service, an
- additional communications
- surcharge is incurred. The
- rates can be found on page
- CIS-4. Telenet is a
- communications network provided
- by GTE Telenet and is available
- from various locations within
- the contiguous United States and
- Canada (through DataPac).
-
-
-
- 1. DIAL THE TELENET NETWORK PHONE
- NUMBER
-
- (Surcharges will apply.) Listen for
- the continuous, high-pitched tone.
- Redial if you do not hear this tone.
-
- 2. CONNECT COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
- WITH TELEPHONE AND
- TERMINAL/MICROCOMPUTER
-
- If using an acoustic coupler, properly
- position the telephone handset in the
- coupler. If using a modem, connect
- according to your modem's instructions.
- If using a microcomputer, connect your
- communications equipment and execute the
- terminal emulator program.
-
- 3. PRESS THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE
-
- Telenet will announce itself and will
- display the terminal port address.
- Note: If you are logging on at half
- duplex, press the <ENTER> key, then the
- semicolon key (;) and then the <ENTER>
- key again.
-
- 4. ENTER TERMINAL MODEL
-
- Telenet will cause the prompt TERMINAL
- = to be displayed on
-
- your terminal. Type in the response D1
- followed by pressing the <ENTER> key.
- For example:
-
- TERMINAL = D1 <ENTER>
-
- 5. ENTER NETWORK ADDRESS
-
- Telenet will next prompt you with the
- @ symbol. Type in one of the following
- codes and press the <ENTER> key.
-
- C 202202 <ENTER>
-
- C 614227 <ENTER>
-
- For example:
- @C 202202 <ENTER>
-
- 6. ENTER USER ID NUMBER
-
- When you receive the USER ID prompt,
- respond by typing in your User ID number
- and pressing
-
- the <ENTER> key. For example:
-
- User ID: 76003,5 <ENTER>
-
- 7. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD
-
- You will be prompted for your
- password. Type it in exactly or you
- will receive an error message and be
- asked to reenter. Press the <ENTER> key
- after typing in your password. For
-
- example:
-
- Password: BOAT*TOUCH <ENTER>
-
- Notice as you type in your password that
- it will not print out on your screen.
- This is a security feature for your
- protection.
-
-
- DataPac (Telenet & TYMNET)
-
- When DataPac is used to access
- the CompuServe Service, an
- additional communications
- surcharge is incurred. The
- rates can be found on page
- CIS-4. DataPac is a
- communications network provided
- by Bell of Canada through TYMNET
- or Telenet within the United
- States. DataPac is accessible
- only from locations within Canada.
-
-
-
- 1. DIAL THE DATAPAC NETWORK PHONE
- NUMBER
-
- (Surcharges will apply.) Listen for
- the continuous, high-pitched tone.
- Redial if you do not hear this tone.
-
- 2. CONNECT COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
- WITH TELEPHONE AND
-
- TERMINAL/MICROCOMPUTER
-
- If using an acoustic coupler, properly
- position the telephone handset in the
- coupler. If using a modem, connect
- according to your modem's instructions.
- If using a microcomputer, connect your
- communications equipment and execute the
- terminal emulator program.
-
- 3. ENTER SERVICE REQUEST SIGNAL
-
- Enter the appropriate service request
- signal so DataPac will know what baud
- rate you are using. You do this by
- entering one period (.) for 300 baud or
- two periods (..) for 1200 baud followed
- by pressing the <ENTER> key. These
- periods will NOT print out as you enter
- them.
-
- DataPac will display a message on your
- screen similar to --DataPac: 9999 9999
- -- where the numbers indicate the port
- address. DataPac now awaits your next
- entry.
-
- 4. ENTER CALL REQUEST
-
- Indicate that you want to connect into
- TYMNET or Telenet once your connection
- reaches the
-
- United States (where the CompuServe
- Service is located). Enter one of the
- following request codes and press the
- <ENTER> key. The code will NOT print
- out as you enter it.
-
- TYMNET CALL REQUESTS
-
- P 1 3106,CIS02 <ENTER>
- P 1 3106,CIS03 <ENTER>
- P 1 3106,CIS04 <ENTER>
-
- P 1 3106,CPS01 <ENTER>
-
- TELENET CALL REQUESTS
-
- 1311020200202 <ENTER>
- 1311061400227 <ENTER>
-
- 5. RESPOND TO NEXT PROMPT
-
- If DataPac prompts you with USER NAME,
- respond by entering one of the following
- user names
-
- followed by pressing the <ENTER> key.
- For example:
- CIS02, CIS03, CIS04, CPS01 For
- example, to log in during the daytime
- hours you type in:
- PLEASE LOG IN: CPS01 <ENTER> Note:
- If you are using a half duplex terminal,
- enter a ^H (by pressing down and holding
- the CONTROL key while simultaneously
- pressing the H key) - then type the user
- name.
-
- If you did not receive USER NAME, you
- will recieve the USER ID prompt.
- Proceed to the next step.
-
- 6. ENTER USER ID NUMBER
-
- When you receive the User ID prompt,
- respond by typing in your User ID number
- and pressing the <ENTER> key. For
- example:
-
- User ID: 76003,5 <ENTER>
-
- 7. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD
-
- You will be prompted for your
- password. Type it in exactly or you
- will receive an error message and be
- asked to reenter. Press the <ENTER> key
- after typing in your password. For
- example:
-
- Password: BOAT*TOUCH <ENTER>
-
- Notice as you type in your password that
- it will not print out on your screen.
- This is a security feature for your
- protection.
-
-
- DATAPAC GATEWAY
-
- The log on procedure for DataPac
- gateway:
-
- 1. Dial the local DataPac
- access number; connect the
- telephone to the modem.
-
- 2. An entry must be made to
- allow the DataPac network to
- detect the speed and parity
-
- of the incoming terminal.
- That entry is called a
- service request signal.
-
- For 110 baud terminals,
- enter...<cr>
- (period,period,period,
- carriage return)
-
- For 300 baud terminals,
- enter .<cr>
- (period, carriage return)
-
- For 1200 baud terminals,
- enter ..<cr>
- (period,period carriage
- return)
-
- 3. DataPac responds by
- displaying the DataPac
- herald, which includes the
- DataPac dial port address.
- It then waits for you to
- enter the next line.
-
- If there are problems with
- the above, call Canada Bell.
-
- ...............................
-
- If there are problems with
- the following, call
- CompuServe.
-
- 4. The user now enters the call
- request command. This tells
- the DataPac network which
-
- host on the network the use
- will be accessing. The user
- enters our gateway address
- in the following format:
-
- P 29400138
-
- Please note: This will NOT
- echo on the terminal.
-
- 5. DataPac responds with the
- message:
-
- DATAPAC: call connected
-
- 6. CompuServe then prompts for
- HOST NAME, and the login
- proceeds as usual.
-
-
- When you are ready to log off
- the CompuServe Service, enter
- the word BYE or OFF at any
- prompt and disconnect/hang up
- the telephone from your
- communications equipment.
- Failure to enter BYE or OFF may
- result in your connection with
- the Service being maintained
- (and billed to you) for a period
- of time, normally no longer than
- 20 minutes, until the Service
-